Anthian Park

Anthian Park is the Park District of Anthian City. This little space was built to give the inhabitants a place to relax and walk with their Pokémon. A power station is placed in this park to monitor and distribute the power throughout the city. Normally this place can only be reached from the Shopping District, but a secret passage connects to here as well. This is also where Rival Jake is held hostage and where player first fights the Eclipse Boss.

Notable Events
Note: The following events happens after acquiring the Soaring Badge from Gym Leader Stephen and clearing Anthian Sewer.

True Face of Eclipse
When the player defeats Anthian Gym, the Eclipse Airship is seen flying past the Battle District and seemingly docks in Anthian Park. Sneaking through the sewers without being spotted, Rival Tess and the player manage to reach Team Eclipse in the park, where Jake is surrounded by many Eclipse Admins. Just when the player and Tess charge forward trying to save Jake, a familiar face suddenly shows himself......

Professor Cypress reveals himself to be the Eclipse Boss! Talking about how he wants to set all of the Pokémon in Roria free by destroying the current world and creating a new one through the Legendary Pokémon Hoopa, he lets the player know that there is a bomb planted on the city's power core to not only take out Anthian City, but destroy half of the Roria Region as well.

Tess argues with Prof. Cypress, telling him he will be stopped, and he challenges the player to a battle. But right before the fight commences, a certain Pokémon that has followed the player earlier rushes into the scene just in time......

1st Boss Battle
Absol reappears in Anthian Park, after their encounter on Route 10. Tess notices that Absol doesn't have a Trainer and desires to join the player. After moving one Pokémon to the PC (if the player has a full party), Absol joins the player's team. Tess also gives the Key Stone that was given by her father to the player. With the Absolite and Key Stone on hand, it's time to face Cypress and show the bonds between Pokémon and humanity.

This is the first Full Battle in player's journey in Roria. Cypress is one of the hardest Trainers to face in this game, because Cypress brings a very balanced team that consists of 6 final form Starter Pokémon at Lv. 50, all possessing extremely dangerous attacks and deadly stat boosting moves!

The End ...... Or Is It?
After defeating Cypress, he retreats back to the airship and flies off instantly, not giving a chance for Tess and the player to rescue Jake. And shortly afterwards, the power core is destroyed, causing the city to plummet! Just before Anthian City falls, the player's Bronze Brick flashes, summoning the Legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia. The Space Pokémon Palkia stops Anthian City from falling, while the Time Pokémon Dialga sends the player and Tess back in time into the Anthian Sewer once again before the bomb was planted.

When the bomb is disposed, they are brought back to the present and realize that despite the city is saved, Team Eclipse successfully got Jake as one more hostage in addition to the player's in-game parents. Gerald comes in to talk about more detail about Hoopa, revealing that the Bronze Brick is actually the key to unlock Hoopa itself. Gerald and Tess deduce that Team Eclipse may not know about the facts that Bronze Brick is the key and the player is holding it, with Gerald praising player's parents to be geniuses. However, if the player remembers what Eclipse Member Linda did back in Cheshma Town, the situation might not be so optimistic as Gerald and Tess think of.

Gerald then tells the player to head for Crescent Island -- where Hoopa's tomb is, and where Team Eclipse has probably set its base on. To access Crescent Island, the player must travel through many routes and cities, in order to arrive in Port Decca. Gerald gives the Sky Train Pass for the player to access Route 11, while Tess gives the player HM02 Fly. The fate of Roria Region is in the player's hands.

Trainers
The following battle is only available after the player acquires the Soaring Badge and clears Anthian Sewer.

Special
The following Pokémon can be fatefully encountered before the boss battle. It automatically joins the player's team without battling. However, player must send a Pokémon back to the PC if he or she has a full party.

Trivia

 * The party of Professor Cypress is made up of fully evolved Starter Pokémon from all 6 Generations. His team has two of each Starter type (Grass, Fire, Water).
 * Additionally, his theme comes from FL Remix's orchestral remix of the Kalos Gym Leader theme.